Python 2.7.1 Release

Python 2.7.1

Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.2, is currently available. Its use is recommended.

Python 2.7.1 was released on November 27th, 2010.

The Python 2.7 series is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x
series before 2.x moves into an extended maintenance period. This release
contains many of the features that were first released in Python 3.1.
Improvements in this release include:

An ordered dictionary type

New unittest features including test skipping, new assert methods, and test
discovery

The source tarballs are signed with Benjamin Peterson's key (fingerprint: 12EF
3DC3 8047 DA38 2D18 A5B9 99CD EA9D A413 5B38). The Windows installer was signed
by Martin von Löwis' public key, which has a key id of 7D9DC8D2. The Mac
installers were signed with Ronald Oussoren's key, which has a key id of
E6DF025C. The public keys are located on the download page.

(1, 2) The binaries for AMD64 will also work on processors that implement the Intel 64 architecture (formerly EM64T), i.e. the architecture that Microsoft calls x64, and AMD called x86-64 before calling it AMD64. They will not work on Intel Itanium Processors (formerly IA-64).